About Ann
Ann Croft is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical approaches for stress, anxiety, and depression. She uses clear, everyday language in sessions and helps people find coping steps that fit their lives. Ann practices from Virginia and conducts sessions in English.
She brings five years of clinical practice as an LCSW and many earlier years in education and school counseling roles. That background shaped her skill for explaining ideas simply and for helping clients build on what already works for them.
Background and approach
Ann favors a strengths-based way of working. She helps people notice personal resources and then build small, manageable habits that reduce worry and low mood. Sessions often include simple coping tools, breathing and mindfulness exercises, and chance to reflect on values and purpose.
Her style blends practical techniques with openness to spiritual perspectives when that matters to the client. She uses creative methods and mindfulness alongside evidence-based practices to support progress. Conversations are meant to be collaborative and down-to-earth.
People who choose Ann can expect focused, step-by-step plans rather than long technical explanations. She aims to make therapy usable between sessions, with tools that fit weekly rhythms, school schedules, or work breaks. The goal is clearer thinking and steadier coping over time.
Evidence-Based Techniques for Online Support
Ann integrates practical, evidence-based techniques to address anxiety and low mood. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. These steps help reduce overwhelming feelings by changing how someone thinks and what they do day to day.Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Short breathing exercises, simple body scans, and brief attention practices teach ways to settle the nervous system and return focus to chosen tasks or values.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to match techniques to each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work and demonstrations of techniques. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and easier to fit into short breaks. Live chat or text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English